Monkeys on the Loose in St. Louis
Wednesday, 2026/01/14100 words2 minutes245 reads
Some monkeys are running free in St. Louis, Missouri. People first saw them on Thursday. The city's animal control team is looking for them.
The monkeys are called vervet monkeys. They are small with light fur and black faces. They come from Africa. Officials say there is more than one monkey, but they don't know exactly how many.
People in the city are told not to go near the monkeys. The animals might be scared and act in a dangerous way. No one knows where the monkeys came from. It's not allowed to keep monkeys as pets in St. Louis.
